Map of Cambrai, France

Cambrai is a city in Hauts-de-France, France, with a population of about 36,492. It lies at 50.1760°N, 3.2347°E. Cambrai is about 160 km (100 mi) northeast of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Douai, 24 km to the northwest.

Cambrai at a glance

Where is Cambrai?

• The 17th largest city in Hauts-de-France on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 03 min on the shortest day to 16 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cambrai

• Douai — 24 km northwest
• Valenciennes — 29 km northeast
• Arras — 35 km west
• Saint-Quentin — 37 km south
• Lens — 41 km northwest
• Liévin — 42 km northwest
• Tournai — 49 km north, Belgium
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq — 49 km north
• Lille — 52 km north
• Maubeuge — 54 km east

Largest cities in Hauts-de-France

• Lille — 238,695
• Amiens — 143,086
• Roubaix — 99,507
• Dunkerque — 86,263
• Calais — 74,433
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq — 62,400
• Saint-Quentin — 55,407
• Beauvais — 53,393
• Arras — 47,052
• Boulogne-sur-Mer — 47,013

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.